I am thankful for the freedom of expression in Canada. I mean, we endure our own censorship in Canada (lack of funding / cuts to various projects, groups), but it is nothing like what it is in Iran.
I have never been there (nor do I wish to go quite frankly, until there is a change in government) but I have several friends and acquaintances from that once beautiful country.
Persia was once a place of wonder for us westerners. Of course, you'd have to go back three hundred years. But back then, Europeans raved about Persian rugs, marble/mosaic art (likely leftover from when the Ottoman Turks) and their gardens. Esfahan/Isfahan is said to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The country has seen the rise and fall of the Phrygian, the Persian, the Greek, and many other empires over the course of its long and ancient history.
However today, under the current Islamic regime, there are some despicable occurances happening there.
The execution of teenagers, the stoning of women, and the oppression of anyone who dares stand in the way of this government. I don't even want to write the names of those men in power. The president, in combination with the country's shah and religious authorities, have an iron grip on Iranian citizens. Crazily, some Iranian friends/acquaintances of mine still go back to visit. I could never step foot in that country after seeing a video like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVuclWLjwe8
Notice the brave soul at 0:40 and 4:12. I pray that there is a second revolution in this country. It will happen. The younger generation outnumbers the older one. The younger generation is progressive and forward thinking. Let 25 years pass, let these religious dictators die off, and then please, please, can Iran return to its once former glory and shake off the shackles of fundamentalist Islam.
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